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Saunder (crater)

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Diameter
  
45 km (28 mi)

Colongitude
  
352° at sunrise

Depth
  
1.3 km (0.81 mi)

Eponym
  
Samuel A. Saunder

Saunder (crater)

Saunder is a lunar crater located in the central highland region of the Moon, to the east-northeast of the walled plain Hipparchus, named after Samuel Arthur Saunder. The outer wall is irregular and broken in several locations, forming the overall shape of a pentagon. The interior of Saunder has been flooded with lava, forming a level surface just below the rim. The floor lacks a central peak, but there are low rises in the southeast quadrant and a tiny craterlet towards the north rim.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Saunder.

References

Saunder (crater) Wikipedia